# Accident 19890519014709A: Boeing A75, East Bernard, TX, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: East Bernard, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDCG
- Location: 29.5208° N, 96.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5208&lon=-96.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1722B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1722B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,745 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519014709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD AND CARTWHEELED ON FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89DRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA05), May 19, 1989: Boeing A75 (N1722B), East Bernard, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: WATER IN FUEL FROM IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT. THE TAILWIND & SOFT/WET TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N1722B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870725044609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725044609I), Jul 25, 1987: Boeing A75 (N1722B), East Bernard, TX, Minor damage. Vertical fin of aircraft struck a wire during spray operation. Pilot was flying under the wire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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